PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Doe
vs
Maynard

190 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick from Doe lands but Maynard takes it in his stride.

It looks like Terry Maynard has been cut.
Maynard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

It looks like John Doe has been cut.
A punch combination from Maynard misses.
Doe tries to clinch there but Maynard circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Maynard scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doe tries to clinch up.
Maynard is looking to clinch.
Doe digs a good body shot into Maynard's ribs.
A punch combination from Maynard misses.
Maynard swinging wildly here.
Maynard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doe misses with a wild combination.
Maynard throws a right and a left that Doe avoids nicely.

Doe rushes Maynard and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Doe is trying to pull guard but Maynard turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Doe.
Doe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Maynard after a bit of a struggle.
Doe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Maynard walks away with a smile on his face. Doe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Doe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maynard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maynard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Terry Maynard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maynard misses with a wild combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Maynard scores with a four punch combination!

John Doe's cut is getting worse.
Maynard scores with the left hand. Doe knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maynard.
Maynard is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doe wants to clinch up but Maynard keeps it at a distance.
Maynard misses with a double jab.
Doe lands a two punch combo.
Doe avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Maynard misses.
Doe misses with a double jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Doe.
Doe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Doe is breathing heavily.
Maynard keeps the fight on the outside.
Doe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maynard tries to clinch but Doe is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe tries to clinch there but Maynard circles away.
Doe looks for the body kick but Maynard saw that one coming.
Maynard cracks a nice hook into Doe's ribs.
Maynard shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Doe eats them both and turns towards Maynard to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Maynard misses with the combination.
Maynard throws a series of punches but Doe avoids them all with ease.
Maynard tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Doe counters with a left and a right that stings Maynard.
Doe keeps the fight on the outside.
Maynard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maynard misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Doe misses with the combination.
Maynard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Doe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maynard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Doe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Doe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maynard is trying to force a seperation but Doe has the dominant position.
Doe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Maynard working hard to break the clinch.
Doe is trying to drag Maynard to the mat but Maynard just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Terry Maynard will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Maynard misses with the combination.
Doe misses with the combination.
Doe misses with an uppercut. Maynard saw that one coming.
Terry Maynard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Maynard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maynard is looking to clinch but Doe is avoiding it.

Doe moves into range and clinches up with Maynard.

Maynard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doe swats away the attempt to clinch by Maynard.
Doe feints a jab promting Maynard to slip. Doe then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Maynard slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Terry Maynard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe tries to clinch there but Maynard circles away.
Doe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maynard moves away from the strike by Doe.
Maynard fails to land with a series of punches.
Maynard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maynard catches Doe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Doe loads up on a big right hand but Maynard slips the punch.
Maynard tries to clinch but Doe moves out of range.

Doe moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard working hard to break the clinch.
Doe tries to score a body lock takedown but Maynard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Doe wants a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maynard is trying to push Doe away but Doe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Doe has Maynard pressed against the cage, preventing Maynard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maynard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doe blocks it with crossed arms.
Doe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Doe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maynard is trying to break the clinch but Doe is controlling him.
Maynard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Doe up against the cage.
Maynard tries to circle away but Doe has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Doe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Maynard gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Doe tries to work over Maynard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maynard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maynard is trying to force a seperation but Doe has the dominant position.
Doe is trying to break free.
Doe wants to break free but Maynard has control.
Doe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard is trying to force a seperation but Doe has the dominant position.
Doe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Maynard is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Doe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Doe is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Maynard is defending well.
Maynard is trying to push Doe away but Doe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Maynard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maynard.
Doe is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Maynard to keep the fight standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maynard tries to break the clinch but Doe is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Doe dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Maynard digs a good body shot into Doe's ribs.
Doe swats away the attempt to clinch by Maynard.

Doe has Maynard up against the cage in a clinch.
Maynard working hard to break the clinch.
Doe looking for a takedown.
Maynard prevents Doe from breaking the clinch.
Maynard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Doe is trying to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doe tries for a takedown but Maynard manages to get underhooks.
Doe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Doe. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard is trying to break free.
John Doe has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Doe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Doe does no damage.
Doe swats away the attempt to clinch by Maynard.
Some wild striking there from Maynard.
Doe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maynard.
Maynard throws a good cross that connects.
Doe misses with a body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Maynard.
Maynard misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard is looking to clinch.
Maynard misses with a double jab

and Doe moves into the clinch.
Maynard gets through Doe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Doe is trying to pull guard but Maynard turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maynard tries to break the clinch but Doe is controlling the position.
Maynard is pressed up against the cage. Doe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Maynard down to the mat. Maynard avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Maynard with a hook.

John Doe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Maynard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Maynard throws a series of punches but Doe moves out of range.
Doe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Maynard fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Doe backs up against the cage.

Doe is rocked!

Jeez, John Doe's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maynard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maynard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Doe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Doe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Terry Maynard!
Terry Maynard took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.